Entertainment News

Search/Filter Results

Two musical revolutionaries, Sly Stone and Brian Wilson, leave life's stage nearly simultaneously
June 11, 2025 - 9:06 PM

Sometimes there are strange symmetries in death, as in life. The twin passings of Sly Stone and Brian Wilson this week brought that into sharp relief.
Brian Wilson, Beach Boys visionary leader and summer's poet laureate, dies at 82
June 11, 2025 - 5:16 PM

Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader whose genius for melody, arrangements and wide-eyed self-expression inspired “Good Vibrations,” “California Girls” and other summertime anthems and made him one of the world’s most influential recording artists, has died at 82.
Juliette Powell, ravishing MuchMusic host turned insightful tech critic, dies at 54
June 11, 2025 - 4:55 PM

TORONTO — Juliette Powell, who once commanded attention as the host of MuchMusic's live dance party "Electric Circus" and later as a respected commentator on the societal risks of advanced technology, has died at 54.
What to know about Harvey Weinstein’s conviction on a top sex crimes charge at his #MeToo retrial
June 11, 2025 - 4:13 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty again, convicted Wednesday of a top sex crimes charge at his #MeToo retrial in New York City.
Dutch Princess Amalia undergoes surgery after breaking arm in horse riding fall
June 11, 2025 - 7:06 AM

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The heir to the Dutch throne, Princess Amalia, was recovering in a hospital Wednesday after undergoing surgery to one of her arms that she broke a day earlier when she fell off her horse, the Royal House announced.
Corinne Bailey Rae's first children's book, 'Put Your Records On,' draws upon her musical past
June 11, 2025 - 5:05 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Corinne Bailey Rae is working on a children's picture book that draws upon her early memories of music.
The world's oldest restaurant faces a challenge from another Madrid tavern that says its even older
June 10, 2025 - 10:10 PM

MADRID (AP) — In the heart of Spain's capital, Sobrino de Botín holds a coveted Guinness World Record as the world's oldest restaurant. Exactly three hundred years after it opened its doors, Botín welcomes droves of daily visitors hungry for Castilian fare with a side of history.
In 'Youth Group' comic, evangelical kids sing silly songs about Jesus, fight demons
June 10, 2025 - 7:20 PM

(RNS) — When he was a teenager in the 1990s, Jordan Morris was always up for a bit of mischief — as long as it didn’t involve sex or drugs, two things he was sure would kill him.
Dakota Johnson and Celine Song on love, dating and ‘Materialists’
June 10, 2025 - 7:39 AM

Before Celine Song was an Oscar-nominated filmmaker, she was a playwright in New York who needed day jobs to pay rent. That’s how she found herself as a professional matchmaker.
Judge dismisses Justin Baldoni's $400M lawsuit against 'It Ends With Us' costar Blake Lively
June 10, 2025 - 7:25 AM

A judge on Monday dismissed the lawsuit that actor and director Justin Baldoni filed against his “It Ends With Us” costar Blake Lively after she sued him last year for sexual harassment and retaliation.
More ...

iN DISCUSSION: 'Can't limit or ban bad' pet owners
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you'll find reader responses to stories and newsletter editorials, or letters to the editor for the week of June 9. They may have been edited slightly for readability. The opi

You can BYOB to Riverside Park in Kamloops this summer
Kamloops has followed other BC cities and will allow alcohol consumption at its central park. People can bring their own liquor to Riverside Park this summer as a section of the park will be set aside much like an event beer garden. T

North Carolina governor forms council to recommend cannabis regulations
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein says a panel he's tasked with recommending cannabis sale regulations — including potential legalization of adult use of marijuana — should aim to provide a structure in a s

Court rules West Kelowna acted 'unfairly' doubling developer's costs
A BC court has found the City of West Kelowna acted unfairly when it more than doubled the costs a developer had to pay after its housing project had been completed. In a June 11 decision, BC Court of Appeal Justice Geoffrey Gomery said the

Entertainment News

Two musical revolutionaries, Sly Stone and Brian Wilson, leave life's stage nearly simultaneously

Brian Wilson, Beach Boys visionary leader and summer's poet laureate, dies at 82

Juliette Powell, ravishing MuchMusic host turned insightful tech critic, dies at 54

What to know about Harvey Weinstein’s conviction on a top sex crimes charge at his #MeToo retrial

Dutch Princess Amalia undergoes surgery after breaking arm in horse riding fall

Corinne Bailey Rae's first children's book, 'Put Your Records On,' draws upon her musical past

The world's oldest restaurant faces a challenge from another Madrid tavern that says its even older

In 'Youth Group' comic, evangelical kids sing silly songs about Jesus, fight demons

Dakota Johnson and Celine Song on love, dating and ‘Materialists’

Judge dismisses Justin Baldoni's $400M lawsuit against 'It Ends With Us' costar Blake Lively

Kamloops

Kelowna

Penticton

Vernon